Comparing Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.9% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Orion Office REIT and American Strategic Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Office REIT	-50.76%	-10.28%	-6.26%
American Strategic Investment	-334.85%	-17.68%	-4.58%

Risk and Volatility

Orion Office REIT has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Orion Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. American Strategic Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Orion Office REIT pays out -5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Strategic Investment pays out -0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orion Office REIT and American Strategic Investment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orion Office REIT	$155.67 million	0.71	-$57.30 million	($1.54)	-1.28
American Strategic Investment	$58.40 million	0.43	-$105.92 million	($55.99)	-0.17

Orion Office REIT has higher revenue and earnings than American Strategic Investment. Orion Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Strategic Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Orion Office REIT beats American Strategic Investment on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orion Office REIT

Orion Office REIT specializes in the ownership, acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of mission-critical and corporate headquarters office buildings in high-quality suburban markets across the U.S. The portfolio is leased primarily on a single-tenant net lease basis to creditworthy tenants. The company's team of experienced industry leaders employs a proven, cycle-tested investment evaluation framework which serves as the lens through which capital allocation decisions are made for the current portfolio and future acquisitions.

About American Strategic Investment

American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.